NCRA's Central Registry Badge
Issued by
National Cancer Registrars Association
Earners of this badge have completed a comprehensive course outlining the work and purpose of central registries. They possess the necessary knowledge to assist them is a smooth transition from working at a hospital cancer registry to working for a central registry.
- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Describe how central registry data are used to advance public health.
- Describe the process to determine the best code when performing consolidation.
- Describe the relational databases that serve as the basis for most central registry software.
- Detail central registry data management systems.
- Detail central registry data standards.
- Detail central registry interoperability.
- Detail the consolidation process at a central cancer registry.
- Examine the use of data warehouses and central registry data.
- Explain the components of the Edits process.
- Explain the purpose of Edits.
- Identify the process of cancer cluster investigations.
- Outline the disease process for the most common cancers.
- Perform tumor comparisons.
- Recognize how to resolve/read Edits.
- Review data linkages performed by a central registry.
- Understand the different purposes of hospital and central registries.
- Understand the different responsibilities of hospital and central registries.
- Understand the process of performing death clearance.
- Understand the purpose of hospital audits.
- Understand the purpose of performing death clearance.
- Understand the types of hospital audits.
Earning Criteria
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Required to complete a six-hour Central Registry course that includes four core competency modules containing recorded presentations.
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Must score a grade of 70% or higher on all four core competency assessments to earn the badge.